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Date:         Fri, 28 Jan 1994 09:20:20 EST
From: John Lees <lees@CPS.MSU.EDU>
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Subject:      Term sought
Status: R

   On Thu, 27 Jan 1994 Joachim Schrod asks:

   I'm looking for a term that is an abstraction of `document
   class' and `package'. I.e., there should be an `is-a'
   relationship between this term and these categories. I need
   this term in the Generic Local Guide, that Christine and I
   am (trying to ;) finish currently.

   Christine thought `style' would be good. IMO the chances are
   too high to confuse it with the 2.09 styles. Another
   proposal (in another context) was `subsystem', that didn't
   please Frank. Does anybody have an idea?

At a high level of abstraction, style seems as good a term as
any, and shares a similar usage in the world of DTP. Would
"style macros" sound too technical? That includes the main
intent (providing a "style"), but gives a hint that it isn't
quite that neat and tidy.

 -- John Lees, Systems Analyst, PRIP Lab Manager, lees@cps.msu.edu
    Department of Computer Science, Michigan State University, USA